The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 24, 1898, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 24;°1898. EPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION TO MEET IN SACRAMENTO ON State Central Committee Issues a Call and Adopts Plans for Electing Delegdates. Boss Rea Scathingly Denounced for His Brazen Attempt to Control the Santa Clara Contingent, bling with passion thundered forth such a denunciation of and his methods as was probably never before heard in a party council. When McLaughlin declared he would devote the remainder of his life, if y, to ridding the Republican ty of boss n and boss rule the nbers howled their approval, but th > cheering was te the major never ces d his denun: tion. He was too terribly in earnest to pay heed to the applause his words | had called forth Through it all Rea sat pudently, and at th g im- grinnin S mpted att e | to chal McLa emarks by Pa 7 | asking if they were directed at him. ve | But when the chairman, looking him , replied, “'You ought ou have had plenty s,”” the master of hung his head, and | straight in the weme was defeated, and e a t of the committee had left n | the Rea went among a few who 7 ,a | Would listen to him, telling them that - his only object was to avold so many der his motlon only in three primaries, fc yuld have been nec Clara County, while »m the tur one Santa would ow d. ing down of Rea, arked by the utions tendere £ t the opening o nended to include the ittee are | greeted and wh Chairn poke of veeping Rep: next ber his I the prediction with s e than temr took hold of h Jjournment it cussion. T : w from each |major was entitled above all oth ght on the | Such honor as the p and the |50 long and so well stoy while he appreciated this feeling he was absolute in h declination to en- Many d upon b denunciation of boss rule, to him that if he would but > receive the nomination rage it. their dele 1 rnor his support from the pa lected and to know wh 21d be unanimous and enthusias the pro; n woculd necessi- [and his electio i | “Gentleme @ major, and he a had to reiterate sentiment to wher | others, “I esteem my friends, I have come st : | give to my party my time and my matter best efforts, but I cannot accept any any manner as long as a d office, however honorable. As much as reached, made a long talk on t I love my party, as long as 1 have 1ding prima worked for it, as dear as its D to me, I would see it defeated would waver in this determina To all the urging of his , conclud: dment to hold f ntaining four or more turned a deaf e His res 5 scheme, and, had it |fixed and final. “If any of you know , it would hav X Santa | a way in which I can express myself from the ming 1ds more forcibly,” he said, “I am ready to accept the amendment.” But realizing what his devotion had | been, the worth of his services, the high value he set upon the success of {the party, they could think of no amendment. So far as office is con- cerned Major McLaughlin placed him- self beyond all consideration. There | were many expressions of rgret, but no question as to the gentleman's sin- cerity. With preferment within easy reach he thrust it aside. He refused reward freely tendered, and made plain the fact that his loyalty to the party the ilk, and the denoun nendment was Dbitte Von Schmidt of Alg Los Angeles and other little or no attem ality of his d straight at s of Santa Clara was r, nor did he a B t mak the g DE ent, Chairman Frank McLaughiin 3 at the barefaced attempt to u had in it no selfish purpose. The party State Committee to further R is welcome to his counsel, sure of his support. For the filling of its offices it { will have to look elsewhere. The posi- tion of the or is regarded: as almost unique in politi It was 1:45 o’clock when the com- mitteemen took their seats in Golden Gate Hall and Major McLaughlin called the meeting to order. A call of the roll showed that there were but few sentees, and the majority of those who were unable to attend were represented by proxies. “Gentlemen of the committee,” sald the chairman, “I congratulate. you and the Repulblican party on the interest shown in party affairs by the large at- tendance. I thank you one and all for the wise and able support and counsel from the executive officers during the last campaign. By united action, Cali- fornia was again placed in the Republi- can line and assisted in giving us Presi- dent McKinley. The party is to-day in splendid working order, and there is no doubt that in~the next campaign we will win another great and sweep- job to capture ang to his fe , and in a voice trem- ERTISEMENTS. HANDS CURED BY GUTICURA About elght years ago I got sore hands. It commenced with a burning sensation on my fiugers. When I rubbed them you could sce little white pimples on the skin, and I felt like twisting my fingers out of their sockets, 1 had high fever and cold chills, and nights 1 had to walk the floor until I fell asleep. I got the CUTICURA RESOLVENT and CUTICURA BoAP. The nails hardened up and peeled off, and I don’t belleve there 13 one of the first nails left on my hands which are now cured. CASPER DIETSCHLER, Feb.22,’58. Pembroke, Genesee Co., N. Y. ing victory.” At this point Frank Coombs of Napa arose and introduced the following resolutions, thanking Major McLaugh- lin for his able administration of the affairs of office: Resolved, That the thanks of the Re- publican party of the State of California are due, and that they are hereby given, through its representatives in committee assembled, to Major Frank McLaughlin, for the able administration of the affairs of his office as chalrman of the State Cen- tral Committee; for his efforts In the last campaign, bringing victory out of appa- rent defeat, and for holding the party together from that time to the present, thereby keeping the Republican organi- zation intact, and insuring a united effort for the future. ‘Among the many able and distingulshed gentlemen who, during the past forty years, have led the party of freedom and progress In- the various political cam- paigns in this State as chairman of this committee, it Is no disparagement to any to say that Major McLaughlin is the peer of any of his long and brilliant line of redecessors in the extent and value of is services to the Republican party, by the constant exercise of a wise foresight, a uniform courte: and tact in dealing with difficult and vexatious questions, an unfaillng degree of patience, a high sense of justice and integrity, and by maintain- ing a permanent headquarters of the com- mittee throughout the year, and an un- remitting personal attention to all of the tedious duties of his position. By the ex- ercise of all these amiable characteris- tics he has not only earned the thanks of this committee, but he has personally engearled dhh;;'eltt ttlg) lfi) m’e‘mbers. esolved, al e thanks of this com- mittee are extended to Secretary Mt,ofl. Higgine, Assistant Secretary J. Step- pacher, Treasurer Paris Kilburn, and to Two dollars’ worth of CUTICURA ReMEDIES oured meof Salt Rheum of twenty years’ stand- ing. My hands and fingers broke out in red, watery blisters with terrible itching, then a ecab would form, which would peel off and come in great cracks, the blood running out. My nails grew out wrinkled like a cow's horns, but now they are growing nice and smooth. §. R. MITLER, Robertsdale, Pa. I was obliged to keep the first three fingers of my little boy’s hand done up all the time, 3 it was a raw sore, beginning to extend down toward the palm. We consulted three different physicians, each a cerzain length of time. A gentleman recommended CUTICURA. Remepizs. 1 purchased CUTICURA SOAP, CUTICURA (ointment)and CUTICURA RESOL- VENT, put aside what I had been using, and began with them. Well! they cured that hand. Mrs, DIAMOND, Jan.29,'93. 161 Bronson Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Bold! P sehout the worid. Porres DRoa axn Curw. Joston. »Low to Have Beautitul Hands,” ree irmohy. The | ab- | OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO000000000OOOOOOOOOO000000OOOOOOOAOOOO0Ov?0000O00000000000000000000‘00000000000000OOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (] (] AUGUST 23 020000 HE Republican State Central Committee of California, having © | met to call the party electors to organized activity for the © CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Tcoming campaign, takes this opportunity to declare devotion © to the political principles outlined and advocated by the last © national convention of the party in the platform adopted at St. O‘ Louis two years ago. At the same time we would express to our great 05 leader, the honored chief executive of the nation, William McKinley, < our heartfelt congratulations for the profound wisdom and mas- terly statecraft with which he has guided the affairs of our coun- try during the momentous period of his administration. o Under Republican principles and a Republican President the | United States are already reaping the benefits of returning pros- perity, the honor and integrity of the nation are fully vindicated, g and we are once more a thoroughly united people. We heartily g indorse the acts of the administration, including the conduct of g the war with Spain, the acquisition of Hawaii and the general g management of the affairs of the country. o It is apparent to all that new and great problems of govern- © ment will arise as a result of the war forced upon our country in © the cause of humanity. Questions of vast consequence, affecting © the control and management of acquirved territory and our rela- © tions with the other great nations of the earth, will soon require © solution. The American people may confidently look to the Repub- © lican party and President McKinley so to solve those questions as © will result in the highest welfare of our own country. o California should be especially loyal to the Republican party © —the party of enterprise, progress and equal rights. Our State © government, both of our Senators and all our members of the House of Representatives, should be in political harmony with the o national administration. In issuing the call for the next State convention we appeal to o the good sense and patriotism of the people of this great State to g exhibit such wisdom and activity in the coming campaign, includ- g ing the holding or preliminary caucuses, voting at primary elec- 4] tions, attendance on conventions and the management of the cam- @ paign to the closing of the polls on election day, as will certainly @ give this desired result: [+) 1. A State convention of the Republican party of the State of © California is hereby called to meet in the city of Sacramento on © the 23d day of August, 1898, at the hour cf 1 o’clock p. m, to © nominate candidates for State offices to be voted for at the general [ election to be held in the State of California, on the 8th day of No- @ vember, 1898, to select a new State Central Committee, and to © transact such other business as may be brought before said con- vention. 2. The apportionment of delegates to said convention shall o be: One delegate at large from each county and one delegate for each 200 votes cast for D. E. McKinlay, who received the highest number of votes for Republican Presidential elector in 1896, and © one additional delegate for each fraction of 100 votes or over. 8. Delegares chosen to said convention shall also be dele- @ gates to the dlst;ict convention in the respective districts from @ which they were selected, for the nomination of Railroad Commis- © sioners and members of the State Board of Equalization. o The last State convention upon May 5, 1896, resolved as fol- © lows: G () “Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that all del- © egates to the county, district and State conventions of the Repub- lican party should be elected at primaries, or caucuses, iegularly called by the County Central Committees of the several counties for that purpose; and that only such delegates as are so selected at such primaries, or caucuses, shall be seated in any of the conven- tions of the party hereafter to be held.” 4. The several county committees shall make provision for ) and have full control of primary elections, or caucuses, for the se- o lection of said delegates in accordance witn the sald -resolution; o provided that this resolution shall not apply to counties in which [+] delegates have already been selected, and the said selection of del- @ egates are hereby ratified and confirmed. . ©| In counties having three or more Assembly districts, pri- ©| mary elections must be heid and must be held by Assembly dis- ©| tricts. 3 | The County Committee shall give at least ten days’ notice of © the primary election, or caucus, for the selection of delegates to 0000000 the other officers and employes of the committee for their faithful and inval- uable services to the organization and to publican party. » resolutions were adopted amid great applause, he following resolutions, extending the sympathy of the State Committee to the family of the late Cornelius O'Connor, were next introduced by Paris Kilburn and unanimously adopted ! Whereas, Tt has pleased Providence to remove from our midst Cornelius O'Con- nor, a member of the executive commit- tee of the Republican State Central Com- mittee, and for m: years actively identified in v ipacities, not only a8 a citizen, bu a member of the Republican party; therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Corne- lius O’'Connor the city and State in which he lived for many years have lost a good and loyal citizen, the party a valued member, and this committee hereby ex- tends to his bereaved family their sin- cere tion. “The next order of business,” said the c}airman, “will be the reading of the call for a State convention adopted condolence in their present afflic- by the executive committee. It was proposed,” he continued, “to expedite matters. It was drafted simply for your convenience, and it remains with you to either indorse or reject it.” Secretary Higgins then read the call, which, after a few minor amendments had been made, was adopted. The apportionment of delegates was next taken up. The call provided for 732 delegates, none of whom were to be elec ted at large. Then followed the lveliest incident of the meeting. Chairman McLaughlin arose, and advancing, gavel in hand to the front of the stage, gave utterance to words that painfully dinned in the ears of R and his small clique. “For the last two years I have devoted my timeand energies, without hope or desire of reward, to the success of the Republican party. 1 have devoted my time day and night to that cause with no desire for re- ward past, present or to come except the success of the Republican party. 1 now say to you that I will not only devote the next two years to the same cause, but will devote the remainder of my years— even my life—in opposition to boss rule, corruption in politics and domination of corporations, It is my de- sire that we get close to the hearts of the people, and I Hope and trust that lyou will by your action | here to-day evidence the fact that the Republican party is the party of the people, and that I repre- sent iLs true sentiments in my declaration against boss rule, corruption in every form and the insidi- ous inroads of the corpo- rations upon the rights of the people. said convention, and must provide for two voting places, and as many more as may be necessary in each Assembly district where | primaries are held, and the polls at such primary elections must | be kept open at least twelve hours. S| The chairman and secretary of the several county committees g‘ shall forward to the secretary of the State Central Committes a 0' list of the delegates elected, at least three days before the day fixed for the meeting of the State convention. . All contests, together with a full written statement of the grounds of said contests, must be filed wita the secretary of the State Central Committee before noon of the day fixed for the mest- ing of the State convention. Those only shall be allowed to vote at the primaries and par- ticipate in the caucuses whose names are upon the register of vot- ers or who present a certificate of registration from the proper of- fice, and who, under challenge, make oath or afirmation as follows: “I will vote at the ensuing general election for the nominees of the Republican party”; provided that in the city and county of San Francisco the register of voters in use at the last election shall be used. 5. Congressional district conventions of the Republican party for the nomination of candidates for the House of Representatives in the various Congressional districts, and for the selection of Con- gressional committees for the respective Congressional districts, shall be held at a time and place and according to an apportion- ment of delegates to be specified by the Congressional committees of the respective Congressional districts. Delegates to said Con- gressional district conventions shall be selected in each county of such Congressional district in such manner as the respective county committees therein may determine; provided that in every county having three or more Assembly districts, such delegates must be elected at a primary election to ve held at such time and place and in such manner as such respective county committees shall decide; provided that this resolution shall not apply to counties in which delegates have already been selected, but the said selections of delegates are hereby ratified and confirmed. 6. The apportionment of delegates to each ccunty under this call shall be as follows: County. Vote. Delegates. | County. Vote. Delegates. Alameda .. 13429 68 | Placer .. 1890 10 Alpine ... 40 1| Plumas ; 576 4 Amador 1144 7 | Riverside . 2068 11 Butte ..... 2075 11| Sacramento ... 4600 24 Calaveras 1541 9 | San Benito ..... 20 5 Colusa 581 4| San Bernardino 2819 15 Contra Costa. 1824 10| San Diego........ 3631 12% 345 3 |San Francisco 31041 155 1130 7 | San Joaquin.... 3500 19 2680 14| 8. Luis Obispo 1671 9 479 3 | San Mateo....... 1507 ] 5142 17 | Santa Barbara 2004 31 + 266 2 | Santa Clara..... 6315 33 1413 8 1969 11 673 4 1210 T 540 4 707 5 420 3 1473 8 16891 35 702 16 s 452 3 4053 - 21 1448 8 1007 6 563 4 796 - 5 2092 11 969 8 583 4 502 4 300 3 1410 8 259 2 834 5 1278 10 | Ventura . 1553 9 2032 11 1485 8 1935 11 1204 & . 1932 1 : 0000000000000000000000600006‘00000009000000000000000000OOOOOOOOOOQAO o conventions is called to the law providing for thé filling of any va- cancies that may occur in nominations made by said conventions The attention of all Republican city, county and district g © e after the adjournment thereof. () FRANK McLAUGHLIN, Chairman. [+] M. R. HIGGINS, Secretary. g o San Francisco, July 23, 1898, ¥ . © “Theknowledge that has come to me through the official position that I have held and the ciose atten- tion I have given to the in- terests of the party during the last two years has en- abled the executive com- mittee to so frame a call | for a convention that boss, and gag rule shall have no place in our couicils, but that the will of the people shall be supreme.”’ Before Major McLaughlin had con- cluded his remarks the committeemen were on their feet, wildly cheering and tossing their hats in the air. Such a demonstration has seldom*before been seen. It was fully five minutes bafore order could be restered. Some of the commitieemen cheered until their throats gave out. Rea realized that he had met his Waterloo and that the shackles of his political bondage over Santa Clara County were about to be broken. ssayed to speak, but the ¢ men were impatient, and by an almost unanimous vote the amendment was lost. Cheering again followed the an- nouncement, and Rea looked thunder- struck. “1 accept this boss rule proposition,” he exclaimed, when he had somewhat recovered from the shock to his sensi- tive political nerves. 3 ‘Very good, Mr. Rea,” replied Chair- nan McLaughlin, in withering tones. ‘“You ought to be a very good judge of 1| E The committeemen laughed and cheered again, and Rea took his seat. After a moment's hesitation Rea de- termined to try a new tack. He con- tended the vote indorsing the recom- mendation of the ‘executive ommittee was given in support of his amend- ment. It was the clutching of a drowning man at a phantom straw. There was a chorus of “No” from all parts of the hall. “If there is any doubt on the score of the vote,” said Flint of Los Angeles, “I moye that the matter be reconsidered and another vote taken after the ques- tion has been stated.” “I second that motion,” said Thresher of San Joaquin. “There is not the least doubt con- cerning the vote and the wishes of this committee,” replied the chairman. The recommendations of the executive committee have been adopted. That ends the matter.” ' Rea saw that it was useless to at- tempt the bulldozing tactics so often employed by him in Santa Clara County, and, bitter as the plll was, he Swallowed it. “I am willing to withdraw my mo- tion,” said he, “because I never was opposed to primaries.” “Of course you never were,” inter- rupted a committeeman in the rear of the hall in ironical tones. “That's all right,” resumed Rea. “I want it understood that I was solely | actuated by a desire to advance the interests of the Republican party in Santa Clara County.” “Of course you were,” shouted an- other of the committeemen. Rea took his seat and vainly attempt- ed to smile, but it wasn't “the saune old smile” he usually gave when he held the lash in his hand over conven- tions in Santa Clara County. Ruetf of San Francisco suggested thztln.h. AT ADVERTISEMENTS. RAGRDINARY VALUES Three "l.)épaf'tinents ! goods: 22 inches wide, wide, all grounds. white inches wide. 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A motion to that effect was made and unanimously carried. Another discussion arose as to whether the delegates already elected in several interior countics would be allowed to sit in the Congressional Dis- trict conventions. Some of the delegates sald that they were in doubt on that score, as the call provided for delegates to Congressional District conventions. They had fol- lowed the old course of electing dele- gates to the State convenation, these delegates to meet also in district con- ventions for the nomination of Con- gressmen, members of the Board of State Equalization and Railroad Com- missioners. = It was exolained that the call would not interfere with the work of the counties that had already elected dele- gates, and that it was not necessary that a different set of delegates should be elected to the Congressional conven- tions. The delegates who will here- after be elected to the State, the Board of Equalization and the Railroad Com- mission conventions may also be elected to the Congressional conven- tions. The call for the conventlon, as amended, was then unanimously adopted. The following resolution, adopted by the executive committee of the State League of Republican Clubs, was pre- sented by Cutter of Yuba: | Resolved, That the State League of Republi- can Clubs hereby tenders to the Republican State Committee its undivided support and con- tinued assistance for the campaign about, to be opened. The League has no object but the suc- cess of the Republican party and to secure that success we will stand by the committee In its labors; will help to fight its battles, and will nefther ask nor accept cessation from our ef- forts untll the Republican banner floats over | the last fallen fortress of the enemy at the | close of election day. | Attest: JAMES M. OLIVER, Secretary State League Republican Clubs. An invitation from the Union League Club extending the courtesies of the club to the committeemen was accept- ed with a vote of thanks. The committee then adjourned, after glving three hearty cheers for Presi- dent McKinley and the Republican party. —_——— Central League Meeting. The Central League, I. J. Truman, present, held a meeting in Metropoli- tan Hall last night, at which Merton C. Allen, Judge R. B. Carpenter, Charles J. King, W. H. Schooler and/ others spoke. Thoroughly Posted. True to his spirit of commendable en- terprise, John A. Benson, the well- known land agent and engineer, has Just returned from Washington, D. C., where he has made arrangements with the most eminent attorneys handling Revenue and Treasury epartment cases to obtain prompt and speedy ad- Justment of all claims or unnecessary complications arising under the new tariff and war revenue law; also cases arising under the trade regulations of the Philippine and Hawaiian islands, and to procure the return of duties un- justly pald. His efforts will be to secure | prompt action and avoid all unneces- sary complications. This is in addition to his well-known business of engineer- ing and securing titles for public lands. Inquiries will be promptly answered and information furnished about the latest decisions, whether the parties employ him or not, by apnlving to John A. Benson, 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco. B e §Wells-Fargo Agent Robbed. BIGGS, July 23.—While I. G. Setzer, agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Com- any, was at dinner to-day, thieves broke n the back door of his office and robbed the till, getting over $20. They made an unsuccessful attempt to blow open the First Congressional District. After the committee adjourned, the members present from the First Con- gressional District met to decide upon a time and place for holding the Con- gressional Distriet nominating conven- tion. They all favored the plan of mak- ing the nomination at Sacramento, and a call will be issued for a convention to meet there on August 23. It was also decided to elect the same dele- gates to the Congressional convention and the State convention proper. e s S — ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘O‘O"‘O‘O’Q‘O’O’OOOQOOO"OQ ¢ CASH OR LITTLE-AT-A-TIME. o ,75 DINING §4.75 2 TABLES. 2 6-Foot Extension Table, finished in Antique, next week - - $2.75 It pays to be on the alert. Don't walt for values to come to you, but g0 where values are. We'll give you advantage in many things, but the greatest advantage Is the price. OUR __PRIC] WHETHER CASH or LITTLE-AT-A-T!iE, are LOWER THAN THOSE OF CASH HOUSES. J. NOONAN, . 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